Entertainment Weekly advises taking the latest with a significant grain of salt, but a still-active French Amazon listing places The Winds of Winter in stores on March 9, 2017. In the interest of due diligence, at least, Martin’s UK publisher HarperCollins responds “nothing has been finalized regarding the publication or the date,” while Amazon has also jumped the gun with previous Song of Ice and Fire release dates.

Presumably, Martin himself will confirm one way or the other on his ever-trusty LiveJournal.